Chile Archives - Page 4 of 49

Mexican bishops offer support for women; Chile, Nicaragua bishops address civic unrest

Feb 28, 2020

Several Latin American countries continue to grapple with the ripple effects of social revolts and violence, leading the local bishops to speak up, and even form unusual alliances.

By Inés San Martín

Chilean bishop seeks management training amid abuse crisis cleanup

Feb 20, 2020

Living with acute poverty, inequality and the aftermath of what is arguably the Catholic Church’s worst clerical sexual abuse crisis, Chilean Bishop Tomislav Francisco Koljatic Maroevic is seeking what for some might seem like a basic: Management training.

By Elise Ann Allen

Church leaders: Nicaragua living a ‘moral cold war’; Colombia in a state of ‘social survival’

Jan 21, 2020

Crux takes a look at Church headlines from around Latin America.

By Inés San Martín

Chilean Church leaders seek ‘manger of solidarity’ after Christmas fires

Dec 27, 2019

Chilean Church leaders called for Catholics to respond with prayer and solidarity to aid about 1,000 people who lost their homes in fires that swept through hillside neighborhoods around the southern port city of Valparaiso on Christmas Eve and Christmas.

By Catholic News Service

Pope begins restoring normal governance to Chilean dioceses

Dec 27, 2019

Beginning the process of restoring normal governance to the dioceses of Chile in the wake of a massive clerical sexual abuse and cover-up scandal, Pope Francis named archbishops for the archdioceses of Santiago and Puerto Montt.

By Cindy Wooden

Bishops struggle to put out fires across a Latin America ‘in flames’

Nov 28, 2019

As political tensions mount in several countries throughout Latin America and local crises risk spinning out of control, the bishops in the region are trying desperately to get ahead of the game and calm all parties before things boil over.

By Elise Harris